The Premier League winner odds market is one of the most popular that punters gravitate towards for the English top flight. Usually, the first thing on people’s minds ahead of any new Premier League season is who will be crowned champions. 

While strong teams like Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal typically feature in the race for the biggest piece of silverware in English football, once in a while there is a major upset, highlighted by Leicester City’s memorable and remarkable title in the 2015-16 season.

There is no challenge more difficult in English football than finishing at the top of the table at the end of the season. The Premier League is regarded as being the best league in the world, and William Hill has every angle of the season covered, from the long-term forecasts on the outright winner market to the current live in-play football betting markets. 

Manchester United were the first team to be crowned Premier League champions, which was at the end of the inaugural 1992-93 season of the new top-flight format. Since then, only six other clubs besides the Red Devils have been crowned Premier League champions. 

As underdogs in their respective title-winning seasons, Blackburn Rovers (1995) and Leicester City (2016) have joined Man Utd, Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea as the select few teams to have been crowned Premier League winners. 

With so few teams having got across the finish line, it shows how tough of a challenge it is to win the Premier League title. Every season, fans and punters are left wondering when the next first-time winner will make the breakthrough and just who that will be. 

At William Hill, punters can study the pre-season Premier League winner odds well before the big kick-off. The market will be fairly defined well in advance, but during the summer transfer window a big-money influential signing, like a world-class defender or elite goalscorer, could see a team’s odds shorten.

It’s right at the beginning of a new season when the Premier League winner odds market is particularly active. As the season winds on, the main challengers for the title will emerge. The Premier League winner odds remain active throughout the season, following the current momentum in the title race as it plays out. 

The midway point of the season is always a pivotal moment of the campaign, and the team that is top at Christmas usually goes on to finish in the top two. But will the league leader at the end of December have the stamina to hold on to their position at the summit right to the end of the campaign?

There are teams that you typically expect to see in the title race every season, and those you don’t. Newly promoted teams for example are not going to be included in title talk for the season and are more likely favourites in relegation odds. 

There are a lot of influencing factors throughout the season that will impact and shape how the title race shakes out. Transfers and injuries are two of the biggest things that can influence the form of teams. If a team loses their captain or their main goalscorer, then it can knock their chances of claiming the silverware.

No matter how many teams are in the running for the crown, eventually, at some point during the season, one team will become the red-hot odds-on favourite because of having pulled into ascendancy. Checking the Premier League winner odds early in the season is when prices are typically the strongest. 

While the Premier League title race dominates the headlines, there are plenty of other football betting options to focus on. The Top 4 odds for example puts a focus on the teams who will do enough to earn a spot in the following season’s Champions League. 

Naturally, the teams that are short-priced in Premier League betting for the outright winner market, are going to be strong favourites to occupy a top-four finish. But there is always an interesting battle as the season closes in on the finish line, between teams who are trying to squeeze into the top four. 

At the other end of the table, far away from the title picture, the current relegation odds are another popular area of Premier League betting, along with the Top Goalscorer and Player of the Year. 

Throughout the season, every match matters in the title race. Catch the latest Premier League odds for all matches on the secure William Hill platform from your computer or mobile. Every fixture from the top flight has live in-play football betting available, so the action can be followed with up-to-the-minute odds. Also check out bet builder, price boosts and cash-out options for pre-match and in-play bets throughout the season.